>"Industry-friendly politicians in Alaska, allied with the Trump administration, are opening up vast areas of ancient Alaskan rainforest to the roar of chainsaws."

The Tongass alone is estimated to hold 8% of all the carbon stored in American forests.Vast amounts of carbon dioxide are stored by the enormous forest, making the long-term health of this place critical for combatting global warming. But in worrying ways, the entire forest seems to be dying because of climate change.